Vols defense can't get off field in loss at Florida

11:37 PM,
Sep. 21, 2013

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Evan Woodbery
Knoxville News Sentinel

In a new year with a new coaching staff and a host of new players, third downs are still vexing Tennessee's defense.

The Vols allowed Florida to convert 10 of 18 third downs on Saturday. The Gators won 31-17, partly because they were able to grind out 39 minutes of possession against the Vols' increasingly exhausted defense.